SYMINGTON v. COMMISSIONER

Docket No. 12523-83.

87 T.C. 892 (1986)

JAMES W. SYMINGTON AND SYLVIA S. SYMINGTON, PETITIONERS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT

United States Tax Court.

Filed October 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reuben B. Robertson, Arthur K. Mason, and Raymond J. Sherbill, for the petitioners.

Ronald D. Pinsky, for the respondent.


OPINION

TANNENWALD, Judge:

Respondent determined a deficiency of $24,547.47 in petitioners' Federal income tax for the taxable year ended December 31, 1979. After concessions, the sole issue for decision is what was the fair market value, on October 9, 1979, of an open-space easement which petitioners donated to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. For reasons of convenience, we have combined our findings of fact and opinion.

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